Burleson County

Burleson County is located in the Central Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Caldwell and the largest city is Caldwell. The 2014 population estimate is 17,253 and the 2010 census population was 17,187. The land area is 659.03 square miles and there are 26.1 persons per square mile.

84.6% of the population is White, 12.7% is Black or African American, 19.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 77.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 11.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $87,800, there are 6,258 households, an average of 2.71 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,529, the median household income is $45,651, and 15% of the persons in Burleson County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,320. Retail sales (in $1000) were $183,826, and sales per capita were $11,101. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 29.6%.